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Conidia
________ can be dispersed by water or wind currents and grow into new hyphae when conditions are right.
Fungi
________ produce reproductive cells called spores by sexual or asexual reproduction that are resistant to drying.
AMF
________ are also called endomycorrhizal fungi, because they grow inside root cell walls.
Fungicides
________ are substances at can kill fungi or slow their growth.
Dikaryotic
________ " (two- kernel) "occurs when their cells are divided by septa, and each cell contains two nuclei, one from each mating type.
Endophytes
________ " (inside- plants) "are organisms that live between and within plant cells.
Yeasts
________ reproduce when daughter cells pinch off from the parent cell after mitosis.
name αrbuscular
The ________ " (little- tree) "was inspired by the bushy, highly branched hyphae that form between the cell walls and the plasma membrane of root cells.
Zygosporangia
________- Cells from yoked hyphae fuse to form a distinctive spore- producing structure called a(n) ________.
Asci
________- Cups, morels, and some other types of fungi form specialized sac- like cells called ________.
Basidia
________- Mushrooms, brackets, and puffballs form specialized club- shaped cells at the ends of hyphae called ________.
filaments
The ________ making up a mycelium are called hyphae.
Extracellular digestion
________ is a digestion that takes place outside the organism.
distinct nuclei
When genetically ________ from the two different mating types exist within a single mycelium, it is considered heterokaryotic.
fusion of nuclei
The ________ is called karyogamy.
atmospheric C02
The fixation of carbon by land plants- meaning that carbon in ________ is reduced to form sugar, which is then used to synthesize cellulose, lignin, and other complex organic compounds in the bodies of plants.
Fungi
________ that make their living by digesting dead plant material are called saprophytes.
Fungi
________ and land plants often have a symbiotic " (together- living) "relationship.
Fungi
________ that live in close association with plant roots are said to be mycorrhizal.
Fungi
________ are a large and diverse group of organisms.
Fungi
________ are critical to the productivity of forests, croplands, and rangelands.
Zygosporangia
Cells from yoked hyphae fuse to form a distinctive spore-producing structure called a zygosporangium
Basidia
Mushrooms, brackets, and puffballs form specialized club-shaped cells at the ends of hyphae called basidia
Asci
Cups, morels, and some other types of fungi form specialized sac-like cells called asci
